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A woman died and three other people were injured, one critically and the two others seriously, when a house caught alight in Mogale City on the West Rand in the early hours of Sunday morning, paramedics said. Netcare 911 paramedics responded shortly before 1am to reports of a house fire …

A shocking revelation has been made by education officials in KZN that the department have been unable to verify the qualifications of thousands of teachers. The verification process started in June of 2017, herewith the stats: 33127 qualifications submitted for verification 29443 qualifications confirmed and valid 461 qualifications still being …

President Cyril Ramaphosa wants developments around the VBS scandal to be dealt with swiftly, adding that all the individuals implicated should face the music. The president said this on Saturday during his address at the Fundraising Gala Dinner hosted by the ANC KwaZulu-Natal Musa Dladla Region. South Africa was being …

The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) will step in to help facilitate possible retrenchments at the SABC, the public broadcaster’s spokesperson Neo Momodu said on Saturday. This follows a meeting between unions and management on Friday where it was agreed that the notice that there may be retrenchments …

Gauteng authorities have arrested a 33-year-old man for driving at 229 kilometres per hour on the N4 highway in Bronkhorstspruit. Gauteng Department of Community Safety spokesperson Ofentse Morwane said the Gauteng Traffic Police High Speed Unit arrested the man at about midday on Friday for driving at 229 km/h in …

Three men and a woman were killed when a truck was ripped open when it crashed into a tree near Nelspruit on Saturday morning, paramedics said. ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak said all four occupants of the truck were flung out of the vehicle when it hit the tree. The truck …

Police had to fire stun grenades at hundreds of COSATU members that were disrupting traffic at the Marianhill Toll Plaza on Friday as they protested rising fuel prices. Marching with the COSATU members – who had gathered at Currie’s Fountain earlier in the day – were People Against Petrol and …

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu, already under fire in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal, seems to be embroiled in another scandal linked to a controversial businessman who is being investigated for his role in alleged impropriety at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). On Friday the Mail & Guardian reported that …

Taylor Swift’s first foray into politics has reportedly led to a huge increase in voter registrations in the US. Vote.org said it had seen a spike of 65,000 registrations in the 24-hour period following a post by the singer on Instagram. Swift, who has been criticised in the past for …

Eskom said on Thursday, its management had initiated an immediate probe into an incident at the Lethabo Power Station in the Free State in which a steam pipe burst, killing one employee and seriously injuring another. In a statement, Eskom said its management had visited the power station on Wednesday …